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Delayed Payments Hurting Service Providers – U/E NHIS
The Upper East Regional head of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Sebastian Alangpulinsa says delays in the reimbursement of service providers and the inadequate supply of ribbons papers are threatening the sustainability of the…
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TB Cases Decline in Assin Central Municipality
The Assin Central Municipality in the Central Region recorded a drastic reduction in tuberculosis (TB) cases from 74 in 2016 to 56 in 2017.
Mrs Admire Owusu, the Assin Central Municipal Disease Control Officer, disclosed this in an…
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Medical Students Recommend Exercise for Treatment of Diabetes
The University of Ghana International Medical Students Association (UGIMSA) has highly recommended exercise as part of treatment for diabetes together with proper diet control.
According to a member of the Association, Ifedayo Adedotun,…
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More Days Needed to Declare Ghana Lassa Fever Free ― GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has requested more time to finally declare the country, Lassa Fever Free.
According to the Director of Public Health at GHS, Dr. Badu Sarkodie, the service needs 40 more days to settle that the disease has…
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First Lady Organises Health Screening for Cape Coast Residents
Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, on Saturday organised a free health screening exercise for more than 500 residents of Cape Coast and surrounding communities.
The beneficiaries were screened for HIV, blood pressure, hypertension,…
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Cholera Scare Hits Accra Markets
Investigations conducted by Today have revealed that the Accra metropolis is gradually being overtaken by refuse, signaling a looming outbreak of communicable diseases in the capital.
Today observed during a visit at some markets in…
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Civil Society Forum Call for Commitment in Ending HIV/AIDS
The members of Civil Society Forum have called for more commitment on the part of stakeholders to ensure that new HIV and AIDS infections were stopped as a means of ending the epidemic by 2030.
They argued that prevalence rate among the…
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FDA Intensifies Surveillance to Curb Influx, Abuse of Tramadol
The Food and Drugs Authority , says it has intensified surveillance in the country in a bid to curb the smuggling of Tramadol, a prescription only drug into the country.
According to the FDA, its investigation shows that most of the drug…
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FDA Calls for Inter-Agency Collaboration to Stop Tramadol Abuse
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called for inter-agency and international collaboration in the area of awareness creation on the high abuse of Tramadol among the public in order to curb the social menace.
Tramadol abuse has an…
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Make Treated Nets Part of Dowries
Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah, Deputy Director, Public Health of Ghana Health Services, Volta Region has called on traditional authorities and family heads to make treated bed nets part of items required for marriage rites.
He said making bed nets…
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